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28th June 2013, 08:14 #61
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Originally Posted by Rollo
I'll bite... To begin, I'll dare to say it should not have been 7 for Prost. It seems like Prost fans now have some kind of Schumacher envy? Prost won 4, and the 1989 one was extremely controversial as he initiated the championship deciding collision at Suzuka and the behind the door politics at FIA ensured that Senna is disqualified from Suzuka, thus unable to challenge for the title. So formally Prost won 4 titles, but it really should have been 3 IMO. Should have Prost won the 1990 title? I don't think so, not with the lane swap at the starting grid that he was granted at 1990 Suzuka GP.
In fact, I can argue the reverse. If Senna lived and raced to the age of Mansel's or Prost's retirements, he could have easily eclipsed Fangio and our days's Schumacher. Senna won 3 WDCs, but it could have been 6 since he died still too early in his career. Had Senna not died and stayed in Williams from 1994 on, he could have a chance to win 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997, since Williams was a dominant car from the late 1994 for years, exiting the world of F1 with 6-7 titles to Schumacher's 5-6 titles.
In conclusion, long live Prost-Senna rivalry!
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28th June 2013, 12:15 #62
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Point of fact: Prost was not granted a lane swap at Suzuka in 1990
1988 - Pole on the right (Senna)
1989 - Pole on the right (Senna)
1990 - Pole on the right (Senna)
1991 - Pole on the left (Berger) - and ironically in 2nd place on the right we find SennaDuncan Rollo
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28th June 2013, 13:11 #63
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Originally Posted by D-Type
In the light of this I do wonder, why didn't pole sitter in 1989 and 1988 complain about his side of grid? Was the racing line in a different side back then for some reason? Or perhaps Senna didn't possess this wisdom before the 1989 GP?
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28th June 2013, 13:40 #64
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Yes, just part of the mythology that has grown up around Senna.
Remember that under the regulations at the time a driver could not make such a request - it had to be his entrant. So the scene in the Senna documentary where he accosts the Clerk of the Course [?] in his car is very illuminating. It tells us something of how Senna viewed his self importance. It offers one reason why the request was not granted.Duncan Rollo
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1st July 2013, 11:02 #65
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-Michael Schumacher
-Mario Andretti
-Aryton Senna
-Carlos Sainz
-Jack Brabham
-Niki Lauda
-Alain Prost
-Dale Earnhardt Sr.
-A.J. Foyt
-Graham Hill
off course it's just my subjective
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1st July 2013, 12:25 #66
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Musyarofah, welcome to the History Forum.
Threads on here tend to hang around for a long time and it's worth reading them through before posting. Did you read post #2?
Originally Posted by D-TypeDuncan Rollo
The more you learn, the more you realise how little you know.
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2nd July 2013, 07:31 #67
thanks for all information about motorsport.
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4th July 2013, 14:54 #68Originally Posted by D-Type
Any 'documentary' that includes the phrase, "He would take the car beyond its design capabilities" should be viewed with caution.
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4th July 2013, 15:39 #69
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For me it's look like ;
1. Schumacher
2. Senna
3. Vettel
4. Prost
5. Hamilton
6. Alonso
7. Barrichelo
8. Kimi
9. Foyt
10. Webber
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4th July 2013, 21:00 #70
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sammreddevilz,
Welcome to the History Forum.
Threads on here tend to hang around for a long time and it's worth reading them through before posting. Did you read post #2?
Originally Posted by D-TypeDuncan Rollo
The more you learn, the more you realise how little you know.
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